Cheshire cat


Chesh·ire cat

noun \ˈche-shər-\

Definition of CHESHIRE CAT

: a broadly grinning cat in Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Origin of CHESHIRE CAT

Cheshire, England
First Known Use: 1866

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